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Reply #10 - Apr 18th, 2013 at 4:20pm
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Do/did you wear a Coolmax type wicking liner sock with either the Sealskins or NR neoprene socks?
I have Gore-tex socks and wear them over a thin liner sock. I don't get the sweaty/hot feeling and they go on/off easily.
  
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Reply #11 - Apr 18th, 2013 at 6:44pm
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Ya, coolmax liners help.
  
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Reply #12 - Apr 18th, 2013 at 9:40pm
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Personally, if I want want comfy feet all day long on a Spring trip, I go with cotton socks under Gore-Tex socks. It may be because my boots are cold from evaporation but my feet end up dryer and happier at the end of a day then they are right now wearing the same cotton socks under running shoes at my desk.

Could it be those 5 trips across each portage aids in ventilation? Wink

For ankle biters I just drop my pants an inch or two to cover my ankles when paddling. Fly swatters work well for some sandal people I know. Whatever works.
  
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Reply #13 - Apr 21st, 2013 at 3:10am
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Ankle-biters are like zombies... nothing kills them unless you crush their heads!

Jimbo   Cool
  
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Reply #14 - Apr 22nd, 2013 at 1:55pm
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I mentioned this elsewhere (I think) but we would pour a little gatorade on the floor of the canoe and every fly in/around the canoe would soon make it's way to to the puddle in search of a sugar high.  Once there were 50+ flies on the small puddle we could kill all of them with one good whack of a towel or our hat.  We just sponged out the carcasses and would repeat the process as needed throughout the day.
  
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Reply #15 - Apr 23rd, 2013 at 12:05pm
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PhantomJug wrote on Apr 22nd, 2013 at 1:55pm:
I mentioned this elsewhere (I think) but we would pour a little gatorade on the floor of the canoe and every fly in/around the canoe would soon make it's way.  Once there were 50+ flies on the small puddle we could kill all of them with one good whack of our hat.


Mad, sadistic evil genius...........or just someone looking to add some "character" to their lid wear?
  
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Reply #16 - Jun 14th, 2015 at 10:54pm
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Heimo and Edna are featured on Animal Planet's 'The Last Alaskans'. FYI.
  
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